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DEDICATION OF THE MONUMENT 

.... TO THE .... 

28th NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS 

CULPEPER, VA., AUGUST 8, 1902. ' 



The siir\i\(»rs oi' (he "JSih .New York \'oliiiileers aud their 
iz'iiests will iie\iT for^i'l tlu' cdi'djal I'ceepiion leiidered them 
l»y llie citizens n\[ Culpeper n\\ the occasion of the dedication 
ol' the iiioiiiiiiieiit ill the Xalional Ceiiietei'v on the Sth of 
Auiiiisl and the ,ui'eat picnic on the hattleliidd of (Jedur Moun- 
tain on the follow in,i;- da\-. Trne \'ii;i:iiiia liospitalitv was 
ne\er more uenei'ously disjilaved. The city (although ('nl[)e[)er 
has only twenty-live linndi'ed ]»()[)ulation, it lias I'isen to the 
diii'iiity of a city) was handsomely decoi'aled. I'nion and ex- 
Confederates inin,u'led fi'eely and uidled with e(pial fervor in 
the celeliration. A list of the memliei's and \isitors })reseut 
will he found in the appendix. The IJeception (Jominitteo, 
composed of .Majoi' 11. ('. lUii'rows, chairman, and Messrs. P. 
S. Jameson and (i. 15. Miller. wcIcoukmI the party on tlieir 
an'i\al. and directed them to their sevei'al [ilaces of sojoui'ii, 
some hein<i- entertained nu)st hospifahly in the homes of (he 
leading families of the city. 'J'h(> .\. 1*. Mill ( 'amp of Confederate 
Veterans was conspicuous in i(s attentions, ami thei-e wer<' evory- 
wliere the most irenial and unstudied eonrlesy and kin<hiess. 

The ceremonies at the (*einetery at I o'clock in (he aftei'noon. 
in presence of a eom])any estimated at (wo thousand, are here 
fully repoiied. 

In (he cNcninii- a Campfii'e was held in l?ixey"s Opera PToiise, 
at which Ju(li;-e (Colonel) Daniel A. (Jrimsley. cliaii'inan of 
the General Comniillee of Ai-rangements, presided very liappily. 
An eloqnent weleonu' was extended hy ^layor .Mden A. l^>ell, 

♦Prepared at tlie rc(|iK'St ol Coldiicl Ivlwiii I'. Uniwii l),\ (U'ru'ial Ijnratii) ('. K'int;. 



and ap|)r(i]irial(' addi'csses wore made by (iciicrals King, Curtis 
and olluTs. 

On the lullowiiig day llic whole (•(Uiiilcy Innicd mil lo ihc 
picnic ludd in llic gi'o\(' ovcrlookiiig llic hatlldicld and on 
the sjtot Iravctscd liy llic I'nion troops on llicir rctrt'at from 
the disastrous I'lvlA. The nmnbcr estimated was five thousand. 
Staley's line hand from Wasliinuton city discoursed sweet and 
jiatriotic music. 'Vhv woods were crowded with more trans- 
])oiiation than was carrie([ liy tlie attacking division in \HV)2, 
and tlie su2)})ly of rations, the volunteer contribution of \hc 
ladies of C'ul])eper and vicinity, was seemingly inexluuistibh;. 
The old veteran drew a very hapi)y contrast between the hot 
reception and scant rations of August 1), 1S()"3, and the cordial 
welcome and toothsome dainties of its fortieth anniversary. 
Mrs. Isaac \j. Jolinson. who supervised the distribution, was 
constantly active and ellicacious. 

In the afternoon Judge (irimsley called the picnickers to 
order, and then followcfl about two hours of oratory and music; 
Judge • Grimsley. (ieneial Cuiiis. Colonel lirown. C'oloncd ('. 
.M. Blackford, who was attached to •■Stonewall"' Jackson's stalf 
in this battle; ('a])tain \\ . \\ Pendleton. Adjutant-General of 
Taliafero's brigade; ('(donel J. W. Williams, ."ith A'irginia 
Infantry; Major Smiley, of tlu' -"itli X'ii-ginja ; Colonel William 
]'. Lloyd, Adjutant-(i;'neral of (ieiu'ral 'I'aylor's brigade, and 
(icnei-al J. T. Tayhu-. who was Captain in a Pennsylvania 
cavalry regiment and was also engaged in this light. M I's. 
Stilson's spleiulid \(iice again thrilled the multitude. She was 
rejx'atedly recalled, and when she sang "Dixie" the woods echoed 
and re-echoed with wild applause. "The Star-spangltMl T>anner" 
was i-eceived with ecpial fervor but greater reverence, the 
auditors standing during the i-endition. 

At the close of the meeting this resolution. ])repared i)y Ser-- 
retarv C. W. Bo\ce. and olTei'cd by him, was cordially adopted. 

Jicsolrcd. That the heaiiy thanks of every comrade of the 
2.Sth New ^'ork i^'giment. and of every .Vorthei'u <-itizen visit- 
ing the city of Cul])eper at thi< time. be. and the same hereby is 
extended to .ludge D. \. (irimsley and his citizen and Con- 
federate asso'-iates. who iiave so ablv ai'i'ange(l all the details for 



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our |il(;i>iirr iiiid roiiir<»ri ;il this rcuii ioii : and lo llic ladies of 
( 'iil|ic|H'r. wild lia\(' so kindly o|»i'n('d ilicii' lion.-cs I'oi' onr cn- 
UTlainniciil : al.-o lo llic lailic- and olhci's who ha\c providod 
llu" vorv <i-ciUM-ous lunch on the hall Iclicld ; and lo all who have 
in so nmnv ways aidi'(| in inakini:- our >la\' ainoiiL;- \-ou so vcrv 
<lcli-hU'ul. 

\\ <■ ai'c dcc|i|y iiio\cd hy ihc iValciaial s|iii'il llial proniplcd 
you lo drcdralc ihc .-loi'o and nian\' of \dur homo, an unc.x- 
|ii'(i('d (•\'id('n((' of oui- welcome lo youi' heanliful cilw and ihe 
hos|»iialily of your lo\idy homcv will (.\ci- remain with us a 
mo>I |>lcasanl memory. The hearly welcome we have I'eceived 
has made a dee|i im|»res>ion upon us. We shall lake our depai"- 
lure fi'dui youi' cily wilh re.u'i'ol. I'eidiui;- a>sured thai our visit, 
has heel) more than simply a day"> pleasure. To us at least 
has com<' "ihe new di>pensalion of i'l^ace." which is hindini;' 
the N'cu-lh and the South louelher in one common hi'olherhood. 

Oui" dead (onirado. lyinu' >o peacerullx' in youi' heaulirul 
cemelei'y. aic lies that will hind our hearts to \'ii-iiinia. Voui' 
kind hospitality — for which \'ii'L:iida us have alwavs heen so 
justly famed — assui-es u< that the <ame reelini;-or kindness and 
hi'otheiliood. which you have >liown to us, will pi'ompt vou lo 
I'cniemlK'i' the ui-a\es of oiii' comi'ades, when, on each Memoi'ial 
hay. you co\'er wilh llowei's those id' \'oui' own heroic dead. 

.\nd when you i;i\c youi' 

'"l.ove and tears I'oi- the (i ray." 
^dii will also have — 

■"Kind ihouuhi- and llewers fdr the IJIiie."" 

In the early ex'eiiin^ hosts and miosis se|)ai'ate(l, and the 
iiever-to-lK'-rorii'otten c(dehralion was o\ci'. 

Al the hiisiness meelinu' ludd on the Slh. it was <lecided to 
hold tile next reunion al Olcolt Px'ach. Xiauara Counlv. \. ^".. 
May "i'M. ami the follow iiii;- ollicers were elected; I'roidenl. 
(ieoi'Lic li'i>h. (d' IJniralo: \'ice-l'resideiii. X. !•]. (i. W'adh.ams. of 
.\'ia,u'ara l'"alls. .Mr. ('. W. IJoyce is Secrelarv ami Treasurer for 
life. 

'^J'lie moininient was ei'eele(l hv tile en'oi'l< and conlriluitions of 




COLONEL EDWIN F. BROWN. 



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tlic inoinlxTs and their frionds. aidi'd hv an a])prf)|)i-iatioii from 
llic State of New York. It is an oliclisk of li^lit granite, twenty- 
live !ivi ill heio-lit. Tt was desii^ned l>v Hales iV Hallin^er, of 
IMiiladeljiliia. and tlie contractors were M(d)onnell & Sons, of 
lUill'alo. Ji bears the followins: ins( i-i|)tion : 

2Sth REGIMEiXT. 

Ni:\v ^'()l;K S'lwri; Voi,rN"ri;i:i! I m-an ri;v, 
1>I i>i'i,i;ade. 1>I I)i\isioii. l'2tli ('orjis, Ai'in\' of Die Potomac. 

()|-,<;anized at .\lliany. N. Y.. ^Fay 1.^. ISfiJ. in I'esponse to 
tlie first call for v(dnnteei-s. Arn>tei'e(| into the sei'vice for two 
years May 22, l.Siil. Ordered at once to tlic fiehl, serving in 
tlio Shenandoali A^alley and Army of the Potomac, nnder Gcn- 
ei-als T*atiersoii, Banks. P<'»ite, AreC'lellan, r)Urnsi(le and Tlooker. 

Total enrolled, 1,010. Total casualties, 4-38. 

Mustered ont at Lockport, ?sT. y., June 2, 1803—522. 

At the hattle of CV'dar :\rountain. Y:\.. August 0. 1802, the 
regiment numhered, ofTicers and men engaged, 357. The casn- 
altii^s were: "Killed and mortally wounded, 57: wounded, fil : 
[ii'isonei's. 02; total loss. 210. Every ofhi^cM' was killed, wounded 
or taken ])risonei'. 

Other engagements and skirmishes: l\rartinsl)urg, W. Va. : 
Toint of Kocks. Ya. : BallV T.lufP. A'a. : AVinchester. Ya. : Colum- 
hia Furnace. A'a.; Banks' Petreat, Virginia: Shenandoah A-^al- 
ley. Yi\.: "Manassas, A"a.: .\ntietam. AFd.: rhancelloi'sville, Ya. 

The enterprise was nnder the gen(M-al direction and i^a.nage- 
iiient of a committee com])Osed of Colonel F;. F. Brown. Presi- 
dent: S. S. Marvin. A^ice-President : F. B. Seeley. 2d Vice- 
President ; C. W. Boyce, Secretary and Treasurer; Gieorge Irish, 
L. D. Sale and J. W. Little. 

Concededly the most prominent featui'c of this memoratilc oc- 
casion was th(^ presence of Tolonel Fdwin P. Brown, the vcMU'r- 
ablc and venerated commander of the 28th, who, after recov- 
ering from his own desperate wound, led the regiment until its 
muster out. Tfe received constant and marked attention. At 
the ripe age of eighty he still performs active duty as Inspector- 
General of the National Soldiers' Ilomcs, 



A iiKist iiiU'i-('s( iiii;' iiifidcnt \v;is tlic iiiccliiiL; itf ('(tloiicl 
lirown and Mrs. .lolm liiuidolidi. wluisc inolhcr. ^Irs. I'ayiic, now 
dcceas<,'(l, was instnimontal in savii),u' llic Coldiicl's life, lie was 
ean'ied wounded to tlio latlci'V I'csidciicc in i;uI|)('|k'I'. which 
was talx'cii as a iiospital. 'Fhc ( ^unrcdcratcs soon orcupiiMl the 
town, and the sevci'cly wounded fell into their liands as [U'is- 
oners of war. Soon after, tlie Confederates decided to use 
tlie liouse as a hospital and to remove tlie Union wounded. 
Colnnel Brown was tlien almost in a dyini;- condition. ^Frs. 
I'ayne interceded. a]id l)(\ii;<i'ed that ho and the other Union })ris- 
oners might he permitted to remain in the house and under her 
care. Iler petition was granted and (Colonel Brown's lilV was 
saved. As soon as his strength |)erniitted. the ('oh)nel and otlier 
convalescents reported to and wtc lodged in less hospitahle 
quarters in the Hotel Uihhy in the ('a[tital city. 

Another ])k'asing incident must not he overlooked, namely, 
(hat the orator of the ihiy. Judge 0. B. Brown, of Dayton, Oliio, 
is the OoloneFs son^ and Ijears the name most worthily. 
• H. C. Iv. 

EXEHCISUS IN T]1E CiEMETEKY. 

The scene in the National Cemetery was most heautirul and 
im|ii'essive. in ilie llag-di'a|)ed stand near the ^lonunieiit were 
galhei'ed the local counnittee and the visiting comi'ades and 
guests. Colonel Brown, Pi'esident of the Associatioji. ])resided, 
and introduced the Eev. W. T. Williams, of (hilpeper. who 
made a most feeling prayer, filled with patriotic sentiment and 
hrotherly love. Col(3nel Brown then extejided a welcome in the 
following words: 

ADl)l!i:ss OF COl-ONEL E. F. BKOWX. 

Kes|iected j'^rieiuls of X'iig'iuia and \ew York: Wv are met 
to-da\' to commemorate events of histoiT. Forty xcars have 
])asse(l since the gi'cat hattle of (^nlar ^[ountain. 'To-morrow, 
.\ugusl !Mli, will he the fortieth anniversaiw. 'i'he sur\iving 
mend)ers of the ".'Stli Xew York VoluntecM'S who have gathered 
ai'ound this monument have come from the North, South. I'-ast 
.ml \\'e.-l foi- a specihc pui'po>e. We thank Cod to-day that so 



iii.'iiiy (if us ;irr spiU'cd fi-oiii llml rc-ii'fiil \\ai- ;iii(l iiiT iil)le lo at- 
Iciiil litis rorlicth iTtiiiidii of llic i-(';:iiiiciii. Sduic of our ini'Ui- 
Ikts lia\c travt'lcd huudi-cds of luilo lo \i>it this sacred hui-ial 
place of llicii- dead coiuradcs and lo \i>il oiicc mku'c the haltlc- 
lield which ihcv i-ciueiuhiT so \\(dl. ll s<'euis to he inv duty as 
show 11 iiy the |ii-oL;i-aiiiiiie to extend a wcdconie to soinehodv here 
to-day. and lirst of all. these comrades are entitled to special 
coiisiderali<Mi. They are, therefore, most cordially welconiod, 
and i tru>t that these exercises and those that follow for the 
two days desiu'iiatcd in the prouramiiie mav he loiii;' treasured hy 
lliein as pleasant memories. 

The State of New ^'ol•k is a izreat and glorious State. 
Throuiiii the tdfoiis of some of the liheral-minde(| and palriolic 
liieinhers of her Legislature, an appropriation was made last 
winter for a nionument to he erected in the National Cemetery 
at Culpeper. \'irL;'inia. io comineniorale the \alor and services 
of the 'JStli li(\i:iinent. To this appropriation the sui'\-ivin<i^ 
nieinhers of (he regiment have u'cnerously contrihiited a siiHi- 
cieitt sum to enahle us to erect a L;'ranite shaft which is creditahle 
and which, thouuh I'ou^h in exterior, is suhstantial in every re- 
spect. Tt stands iijjon a hase of concrete so solid that onlv an 
carth([iiake can disturh it. This monument as \-ou see we have 
completed and placed in the National ('emetery in the citv of 
Culpeper in the State of Vir,ii'inia. according;- to the wishes of the 
people of ilie State of New York in response to the request of 
the iiiemhers of the "iSih IJciiimciit. We ai'e here to-day^ to dedi- 
cate it to the purpose for which it was intended, and shall soon 
transfer it to the super\ision of the ])roperly constituted author- 
ities of the United States, to he cared for. W(> trust, until it 
moulders into dii>t. Around me 1 am pleased to sec are some 
of the survivors of the ."itli \"ir_L,Mnia I'e^imciit. We welcome you 
nio>t cordially, and thank you for the interest you have taken in 
us as a ren^iment since the day we first met on the hattlefleld of 
Cedar Mountain. You then took our (lai;" into your care and 
keepin,ii;. and tlie history <d' its return to us twenty years later 
is familiar to all and ncc(| not he repeated here. It is a fact 
worthy of note that these two reiiinieiits were pioneers in the 
estaltlishini:- of reunions of the ISlue and the Crav. On Mav 




C. W. BOYCE. 



•.'•.'(I. IS.s;;. ilic otli \'iruiiii,i ;iii(l llic •JSIli i\f\v ^'ork mcl ill 
.\ iiiii'iira and cxcliaii^X'd (•()urt('>i('s llial made lis t'asi rriciids, 
and tlial t'i-iciid.-lii|> still exists. Tlic ">l!i arc ]>arl and |».ii'cfl 
(if tile "iSlli. and all an- iMUioi-ary incnd>cr> liy a iinaniiiKius vole 
^\\■ we'U-onu' ymi to liiis rciiiniin and thank ynii I'oi' the interest 
manifested. To-day \'ii;uinia and New \ ovk stand side liy side 
in all that |iei'lains to the uood oL' our eonmion country. 1 
therefore welcome nol oillv all eiti/elis ol' holli tllcsc States, Itllt 
I will include ihc entire asseiidily fi-om \\hate\cr locality they 
come. 

'i"hc President llicn introdiice(l his son. .liidLiv lirown. the 
(U'alor of the (hiv. 




HON. OREN B. BROWN. 



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ON. Oren B. Hrown 



Me. ( h.-iinii.-in. \'flcc;iiis, Im-IcikU : W'c iiiccl l()-(l;i\- in llii-- 
lic:iiil i I'll! rcHci \ 111 ion (iT llic iinlion, prc-^crxcd ;inil cared I'm' as 
the lasi rcstini:- plarc nl' llm^c l»i'a\r men wild. \\\'n vcorc y('ai'> aLi'i'. 
^(l will'iiLiiv laid down tlicir li\cs tlial llic nation ini--l)l li\i-; 
wc conic for a piifposc (lial has all llic Icndcrncss and di^uni'y 
of riiiicral rii(>. williont llicir sadness. 

W'c ai'c liciv lo deijiralc lliis Ucauliriil inonniiicnl. c\|ti-c>si\c 
(>\' llic ^Talilndc. ail'cclioii and a|)|irccial ion of llic cilizciis of llic 
(Jrcal Miniiifc Slalc, l»\- nnaniinons vole of ils reprcxMilal i\cs in 
llic (iciici'al .\.->cinlil\ , lo llic inenioi'V of llic \()liiiilcc|-s of llic 
'.'Sill Xcw \'oi'k. as an cndiii-inu- mark lo llic lii'a\ei-v and lo\- 
all\' o\' ii> ollicci> and nicii. liolli lixini;' and dead. 

W'c arc in llic iiiidsl of llic scenes wlierc llial dreadful con- 
llicl lictween lirollicrs occurred. The conseielll iousness of llie 
men who |)ai'l ici paled in llial war i> noi now (picsl ionc(|. 'I'o- 
dav all a.-rec llial llic re>iill was llic hoi llial could lia\e oc- 
curred, and llial lliis lerrilic arhil ranieiit of arms wa> delcr- 
iiiiiied in I'aMir of llic ri.izht. 'The iiicn who look pari in the 
ci\il war. c\cr since the siirrcndci' at .\ ppoinatlox. have acccpli'il 
lh<' dcci'ccs of that dav a> an cxjii't'ssion of the llnal set 1 Iciiic.nt 
of the principles and issues in\()l\cd: and lln' seal of |)i\ine 
rro\idcnce as set upon llial day. has iiexcr hecii altcinpled to he 
hrokeii. There iiia\- lia\c heeii some on citlier side of the Ma.-on 
and Dixon line who did not hclic\-e this, hul llic\' were not the 
soldiers- -not the iiieii who had horiie (lie hriint of the liLiiil. 

Since ihc late war with Spain iiiaiiy lia\e procdaiincd ihal I'lal 
conllici >ci'vcd lo iviinile ihc nation: llial the liillcr feelings 



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arouspd by the civil war had given place to the fraternal love en- 
gendered hy the companionship in our nation's common cause. 
This may have slrengthened the ties of I'l-icndship between the 
two sections, and may liave made still iii'mer the foundations of 
our nation as they existed at the termination of the civil war in 
18G.T, but in so far as the soldiers of either side were concerned, 
this liad been accomplished at A])|)omattox. 

Many years ago yonr noble colonel — who, thank God, is with 
us to-day — having discovered in the archives at Washington the 
old battle flag of this regiment, lost to the otli Virginia at 
CV'dar ]\ronntain, after the entire color guard had been stricken 
(hnvn, arranged for a reunion of these two regiments at Niagara 
Falls, near the homes of llic 28th New York veterans, where 
these old colors which had been lost, but not dishonored, at 
Cedar Mountain were gallantly and ])atriotically returned to 
the custody of the survivors of the 3<Sth, as the joint flag of 
all, as token of their cordiality and as emblematic of the na- 
tion in its unity. This was followed by another reunion at tlv 
homes of tlK> 5th Virginia Eegiment in the beautiful Shenan- 
doah Valley, amid the old war scenes, and the ties of fricndsjiip 
between the two regiments and their friends, which will outlive 
the meml)ers of those organizations, were increased and strength- 
ened. This is typical of the sentiment and feelings which ex- 
isted between the soldiers of the civil war at its close. The 
good feeling exhilnted and the willingness to fight uiidci' Old 
Clory side by side liy the men of the North and the South in the 
Spanish-American war, was l)ut a demonstration of this good 
feeling already existing between the North and the South. 
Here to-day is another demonstration. Here we all meet in 
friendship and loyalty to our nation. Here the generous hosi)i- 
tality of our Southern hosts is extended to us, and all of us as 
loyal citizens of one great nation, united, under one beloved ban- 
ner, in this sacred presence to pay tribute to one of the gallant 
regiments which so nobly acquitted itself on the Union side in 
the great civil war. 

Words are inadequate and unavailing to portray the self-sacri- 
fice and bravery of this nobl(> regiment. Its gallantry and dar- 
ing, its gentleness and thoughtfulness, its endurance and mod- 



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esty have inspired orators, poels and authors. You signified 
your willingness to leave your peai-eable callings, if need Ije, 
long before \<iiii' services were re<jUesle(l. Many of your nuni- 
hi-r enlisted even Ijei'ore Sumter was a-sailcd. ^'ou endured 
the hardsliij)S and }M'i\ations ol the camp and tlu; juareh, the 
eliill of winter and the heal of summer, in a true soldier spirit. 
You were always ready for any service. The march was never 
loo long, the road nvvvv loo rough, the iluly never too hazardous. 

Your I'ecord as a regiment is unsullied. Your Hag hears the 
names of well-fought battles. ' Of all the battles of the war. 
Cedar Mountain, fought forty years ago to-morrow, stands forlii 
as a bloody struggle, a despc'rate battle, where your comi'ades 
fell and wbere y(ni did all tliat mortals could do. 

l'"orly years ago to-day, about d o'clock in the atternoon, voui- 
I'cgiment with others comprising the First Brigade of the l''ii>t 
Division, 'I'welflh Cor})s, lel't ('ul]ie|K'r, taking a southwesterly 
coui'se; then bivouacking foi- the nigbl near (*e(lar iMountain. 
wliich stood southwesterly from your front, 'i'lie following 
monung. in the intense August heat, you lay in llie edge of a 
woods, waiting for the o|ieiiing of the battle, .\bout II o'clock 
I be battery of the enemy, from the slope of tbe mountain near 
its base, opened (ire ui)on the cavalry in your front. Tbis lii'lug 
was ke})t up until alxuit 2 o\doek. About ■) o'clock your regi- 
ment, with the Kith i'ennsylvania and -"ith ( 'onnedicut. ad- 
vanced into the woods in your front. 'Hw enemy tben opened 
u|i with all its artillery, ^'ou moved thi'ougb tbe woods to- 
ward the b'ft flank of the enemy. The woods in wbicb you 
were stationed skirted an o|)en wheat stid)lile Held on tbree side^. 
On the i-ight was a ncu-th and soutb road — aci'oss tbe I'oad a 
corn field, in front of youi' line tbe Held sloped downwanl 
toward the woods, which terminated at tbe road, beyond which, 
concealed by tlie woods, was the battei'y of tbe enemy. The op- 
posite woods were about 'MK) yards distant. 

This was the scene of tb<' situation of ycnir regiment at -y 
o'clock on that tenable day. Here was the dtn-isive movement of 
that bloody conflict, and tbeiv and tben was the test that tried 
the souls of the men of tbe •^Sth. 

"l''i\ bavonetsi" is tbe in-dw beanl by you. You advance to 



llic cd^c of the woods. "'( 'hiii'gc !" is shouted liy your com- 
iiijiiidcr. Sh'jidily your line ad\iinced across llic rnicc whicli 
skirled llie woods, and willi loud clieei's you chai'^i^'e over thai 
wheal held upon ihe enemy's posilion. in ihe face of a I'atal and 
murderous lire from the masses of tlie enemy's inrantry who 
were eoiieealed in the hushes and woods in youi' front. Your 
comrades are rallinu. yet tliei'c is no hesitation in the mo\enieiit 
of ilie Jine. ^'ou eniiap' in a liand-todiand li^ht with vastly 
su|)ei-ior iiuniliers of the enemv. ^'ou reach the hattei'y, hut tiie 
i'esei'\es of the enemy ai'e llii'own upon your hroken ranks, and 
\()U are comjudlcd to relii'e aci'oss the Held o\-ei' whicli you had 
cliar,ucd. Wdiat feaid'ul slau.uiiler there had heeii ! Wdiat Jioi)l( 
li\'es had u'one out' ('olouel honnelly, mortally wounded; 
Colonel liiwtwu, wiih his arm sliattere(| : Major Cook, wounded 
and a prisoner; Adjutant Sprout killed, and every line otlicei 
had fallen liy the side of his men. All the lield. stall' and line 
ollicei-s. together wilh most (d' tlie men (d' the line, had met witii 
casualties and the i olor uuai'd shot down in detail as tliey al- 
lempted to (arr\' the ((iloi's of the regiment. A comliat nvre 
persistent or heroic can s(arc(dv he found in the history of iiic 
\\;ir. hut men (d' e\en youi' unequaled hci-oism (ould not v,!.h- 
sland the oNci'whel nnni;- numhei'S of the enemy, especially wlien 
left without the ciu-oura.ui'iuent and direction of your oi'.icers. 

The •iSih went iulo that hattle with IS otlicers and :!;!!) men, 
a total of .'!oi. 'Idle casualties wert' 'vM .">, hein,u' a loss of (iO ptei' 
cent., Icaxiiig- hut 1 II men, in cliarg'c of a non-commissioi!"d> 
olhcer, followin^i;' thai fatal day. 

These facts aiv from the historical records. Thd'e are many 
incidents (d' that day, many acts of personal hel■oi^m, many acts 
of sel f-sacrilice and hi-a\ery which I ]\;\\r learned from iliose 
who took part in that hattle, and particularly from my fatJK^r — 
vour hrave commauder. who deserves the love and I'espect wdiicdi 
\-ou ha\'e alwavs L;i\('n him for his coui'a;j,-eous action and (■.•ire 
of voii in hattle and in camp, and for his most eHiciein sei'vices 
to the ^■o\(■!•Ulllent in llie cai'c of its disahled veterans sim-e tlie 
war. And, in luiai, vou, as menil)ers of his rc.uiment, are woi'lh.y 
of the i-espect aiul lo\(' thai he has for you as hrave and de- 
voted soldiers <d' the 1 'nion. 





MRS. ANNIE L. STILSUX. 



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The bonds of love, friendship and sympathy, forged in that 
time of trial, liave grown and become stronger between you, 
(•ouiriidcs, as the years h;i\(' passed, and no matter where you 
are. I be mention of the :^8th J\'ew York causes a thrill of just 
pride, and luemory at once recalls the comrades who shared s\ith 
you tbe victories and defeats of battle. 

1 come here to-day, proud of uiy father who served with you 
— proud that you care to hear from me — })roud that 1 am the 
son of him who so gallantly led you on many iichls of battle, 
and, besides my love and respect for him as a fatlier, my heart 
is filled with admiration for him as a man, and 1 know you all 
join wdth me in tlie pride 1 have in his record as a soldier, as 
a citizen, and as your commander. 

The nu'n of the 2H[h Kew York sliowed their diai'acter not 
only in battle, but tliosc comparatively few who survived the 
hardships of the conllict and prison life, quietly returned and 
vigorously I'esumcd tlie peaceable vocations they had so willingly 
and pali'iotically abandoiu'd l)ef ore enlistment — thus completing 
tlie true American character. 

'Ilie brave men who participated on either side in that awful 
conflict have been tbe safe advisers of the nation ever since. 
When the honor of our country was assailed by a foreign power, 
tbeir counsels were for peace with honor, Init wdien war was 
inevitable, it was prosecuted with the old time vim and vigor l)y 
the nation as a unit. The exam])le of our l)eloved McKinley is 
typical of tliat characteristic oi' the volunteer soldier — a gentle, 
noble, tender man; an alTectionate. thoughtful husband; a safe 
coun'selor; a true comrade; an illustrious statesman and wise 
President : a most woi'thy and ellicieni connuander-in-chief. 

^'ou ba\c all carefully guai'ded and |ires(>rved this peac(> you 
Fought so hard to win. The |irime of youi' lives was freely given 
to the sei'vice o|' your eonnti-y. Most of you bear the marks of 
that awful conllict. but you lia\(' secured such a civil peace that 
the supi'emacy of the governnieid at Washington will never 
again be (|Uestioned or assrdled. l>ut the toils and hai'dslii))s of 
that service are long since past. Its memoi'ies alone I'emain. 
The recalling and ])i'eservat ion of those menu)i'ies as an ever- 



laftinj: incentive for irnod citizcMishii) is the ohjeet of this gath- 
ering. 

Enchiring inonuinents of stone and metal liave In'en erected 
and dedicated to the nieniory of tliose who have perfoi-nicd acts 
of hraverv throngliout all time. Paintings and sculpture have 
portrayed the sutTerings and horrors of war. Deeds of hraverv 
have always found expression in art, in poetry and in prose. 
The great arches and monuments of Greece and Kome tell of 
the conquest for em})ire. and of the bravery of the l^oman and 
Grecian soldier. 

'rhorwaldsen's Lion of Luzerne most artistically typifies the 
l)raverv of the 'M)0 Swiss guards ^vho, every one, yielded his life 
for duty's sake, in guarding his employer — the King of France. 
This stands for hraverv — not for hoth bravery and patriotism. 

Many beautiful paintings in the art galleries of the world 
])ortray the daring and suffering of the soldier. Poets' songs 
ring with his praises. But this monument, beautiful in its sim- 
jtiicitv, stands not only for the bravery of the men of the 2Sth 
New York, but also for their voluntary self-sacrifice and patriot- 
ism in the cause they loved. 

But. vet(>rans of the civil war, you need no monument such as 
this to proclaim your deeds of heroism and patriotism. Tliose 
only deserve a memorial who do not need one. Those who have 
created for themscdves memoi-ials dedicated in the hearts and 
minds of men, need no monuments of stone. Tf you had done 
nothing, this shaft of stone would signify nothing — nothing 
could preserve your memory. Such memorials are only valuable 
for the events which they perpetuate. Do men ask for your 
monuments? Bid thein look around. \ united and prosperous 
nation secured for all ages — a happy and thrifty people — the en- 
tin^ population free — a good, clean government, at peace wnth 
the world, and myriads of honest, upright young men clamoring 
for an opportunity to defend it, if threatened. 

These are the monuments Avhich have enshrined you in the 
hearts of your countrymen. They are more enduring than stone 
or metal — more sul)lime and inspiring than this shaft will ever 
be. Such monuments are the visible public messages of one 
generation to its successors 5 reminders of historical facts of espc- 



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cial note; appciils for the sa tV-<,aiar(liii«,' of the ])rim-i|)h's iii- 
voIvlmI ill tlu' acts of the Ik'I'oi's eoiimu'inoi'ak'd : exliortalions lo 
liigluT resolve. 

Now, as your immortal t-ommaii(ler-iii-cliiei'. the martyrccl I.in- 
coln, said on that in('moral)le occasion, similar to this, at (Jcttys- 
hur<,^ in \S(V.\ Id ns a^ain in this })rosence "hiijhlA' resolve that 
these dead sliall not have died in vain," and ''that <fovernment 
of the |)eo|)le. hy the peo])le, and for the peoph', shall not ])erish 
from tlie eartli." 

l>y this memory of your iiohle example, we, your children, 
shall e\ci' strengtiien ourselves in tlu' ])erforniance of our duty 
as a part of this great nation — small thouL,di that part he — in 
endca\()rin<;" to maintain ri^xhtly that which Washinii:ton and our 
forefathers estahlished. and that which Lincoln, and you — our 
fa tilers — saved. 

I'he address was received with mai'ked attention and (dicited 
fi-c(|ucnl applause. At its close the I'residtnit presented Gen- 
I'ral Kinn'. of IJrookiyn, N. Y., the Poet of the Dav. 




HORATIO C. KING, 



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[To C. \V. P.nycc -.'Sth X. V. V 





Giuuaua 



BY 



H0RAT10 e. I^'ING 



("oiiic here, my hoy; sit down upon my knee; 

How ojd ;]!•(' you? You say you're Iwelve and three? 

Why hh'ss my lieai't, liow fast the time (hit's ily ! 

Il seems h'ss yeai's than that sinee eri])i)h'd 1. 

A piwky, stripling- lad, no talh'r Hum you he. 

Shouhlered my trusty *;uii and fought for liherty. 

Just see me now with my old wrinkled head. 

Near liald as that i-ound ragged hall of lead 

The surgeon (Uig from this poor lim])ing leg 

(Though stiffened, hettei- than a wooden peg) 

In oh! \'ii-ginia, on that August (hiy 

When Stonewall dackson hrought our hoys to hay 

At Ce(hir liun. Ah me! who could forget 

That hloodv fiffht ! lis memories haunt me vet. 



1 guess you've heard. No? Well, \ declare! 

.\nd you're fifteen? Say, fell me when and where 

^'ou've heen to school, and who, my hoy, 's your teacher 

I can't helieve there lives a single creature 

Who hasn't lieai-d of Slaughter's famous Mountain; 

j'erhaps he doesn't drink straight from the fountain 

Of i-eal history — not the prediluvian kind 

Of ]{om(> and Greec<'; why, hoy, he iiiusi be blind 



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To skip wlmrs (lone .-md doiitu' lici'c ;it lioiuc 

And \\il>tt' his lime oil ;illci('llt (Ircrcc iiml lioilio. 

I"\c seen of inorr tliiiii I'lU'lv ycai's llic lliiilu 

Siiuv (li-sl Ihrouii'h Sliciuindo.ili's \;illcy l»ri,ulil 

We iiKii'ciicd ill old \'iri;iiiin, noMc Slnlc. 

I>iit llicii ciiiliitlcrcd willi iiiircns'iiiiiii' hate. 

Ami jilsl li. 'cause \\T loved oui' ln'etlireil so 

W'e WoilldlTt let tlieiil froiii tile I'llioil i;'('. 

And so pill on our unironiis ol' liliie 

And lraiii|H'd tlial sacred soil jiisl tlii'ouuli and lliroiiiih. 

"Twas iiii,u'lity I'oui^li. hut then you oii,<iht to know 

'I'hat war is hell; Pa]) Shennan told us so. 

And yet I heai- some foolish [leople say 

Tliat war's not war; and that the |iro|)er way 

To (iii'ht those devils in the Philip|iines 

Is just to t'ee(l them l>ihles. junk and i:reens. 

To send them tia.us ol' I nice and tracts ijalore. 

And while tliev fi,i;ht to send lliein more and more — 

And if those fiends i^'o in f'oi' nameless slaughter. 

To shoot Ihem down with s(|iiirts and vi'lel water. 

What'hallyrot ! If I could only see 

Those valiant jays in Coniiress and without 

I'd ^ive them facts to jo,i;' their tliouuhls ahout. 

And yon can lie! Tm not afraid lo speak and tell 

The President to >:ive those fellows ludl. 

Ivxcuse my swearinjj,', hut you see when 1 

dust hear our hoys ahused, I'd rather die 

'I'han shut mv mouth. \\"hy. Iiless \()ur heart. 

M \- liov i> there and doini;' W(dl his part 

in liii'ht iiiii' nohly for (uir uhu-ious IhiL;'; 

He'll do his dutv while his touLiue can wa^; 

.\nd when 1 ]]o;\v men call him what he's noi, 

I don't den\' it niako me pi pini;' hot I 

When I was just a little older than ymi he 
I joined tlh' 'i'wenty-eiti'litli in Lock port ; si'c I 
.\s line a lot of hoys as ever (ired a ,i;un. 
And (piilc! as fond of li.u'htiiiL:- as of fun. 



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'I'lic Indies. l)l(ss lluMf licai-tsl of I.ockport town 

Lciil willing liiijuls ami did iis I'oval In-own, 

1 'resent ini;' us with eoloi-s just, as (ijie 

As ever ranne(l the air. No golden mine 

Could liuy that llag when we left lunne and all, 

And marched away to heed our count ry"s call. 

We had oui' u|(s and downs like other lioys. 

And man\ I roubles, though a share of joys; 

Tliro" (lu>t and n\u<l, in rain and sleet and snow. 

We went, no kicking, where we had to go; 

I'niil ill .\ugiist. eighteen sixty-two. 

We |)itclie(l our caiii|i. a lo\'ely sight to \\v\\\ 

Ainiiiig ( 'iil|ie])er"s green and shady hill>. 

And Idled our canteens from its s|)ai'kling rills. 

'I'lie tents all >lioiie like silNcr iji the sun; 

The stacks of iiuisk-ets and each fi-owidng gun 

Stood ready, for a mile or two away 

Was Stonewall Jackson, waiting for the fray. 

Onr tlag. ah ine ! it never looked so hright 

.Vs on that summer morning in the growing ligiil 

Wdieii we rell ill, aii<l felt it in our hones 

Thai Moody work' was coining, and the stones 

On ('e<lar Mountain would lie wet with gore 

.\iid hundreds slee|) the sleep of iicNcrniore. 

We askeil no (jiiestions, all we soldiers knew 

Wa> Uank,-- wa> tliere to tell us what to do. 

.\iid wlierid'ore wasn't ours to iliink oi- ask'. 

r>ul iii<t to liuckle io the aw fill task 

Of lighting thrice our inindier (that's no lie); 

"Twas ours, in face of all. to do and di(\ 



'Twas almost noon. WC heard our ("oloiiel shout. 
"Charge, old 'lAventy-eigiith ! drixc the dohnnies out!"" 
A ringing cheor rang all along the line, 
.\nd with a rush that stitt'ened every spiiu* 
We sent ih(> Johnnies Hying like the wind 
.\nil left their dead and wounded far hehind. 



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Our linllniit Colonel. Dudley Donnelly, fell. 

And lileedini;- died lliecc in that nionlli of lu'Il : 

And Lewis, too. who lioiv our ll;i_u' that day, 

h'ell on the liehl. and \\hil(> ho woundiMJ lay. 

r>rave hands to iTseiic. held tlu> hanner hi«,di 

Till every one was stricken down to die; 

Our Lit'ulcnant-(V)lon('l llrnwn. (iod hless him! lu' 

'I'hcre lost his arm — a-li,i;lit in,!:' t'<>i' the free. 

lle'< hei'e : hut S|u-ont. our Adjutant, was shot. 

And hi'eathed his last upon that t'carl'iil spot. 

The raid-: and file went in three hundred stron<r, 

.\nd more — I <iuess youAc heard that famous song 

()!' r>alaklava, and old 1*] norland's hravcs 

Whom l)lunderin,i; orders sent to heroes" uravesr 

Well. i>alaklava was like children's |day. 

And wasn't iu it with the desperate way 

The 'lAventy-eighth went down like soldier toys, 

.\nd lost, two hundred of its nohle hoys. 

The (ii;ht was worse than useless. Who's to hlame? 

Don't ask. No good! We won a glorious name, 

Unt not the liidd ; we lost, and worst of all 

Our cherished tiai; : the Johnnies had the call. 



liike slieep they packed us in the cattle cars. 

Till l,ilil)\ found us jienned hehind its hai's. 

With one small piece of our shot-riddled Hag. 

.\ pi'ecious. fi-aycd-out little hit of rag. 

lint full of cheei- day after weary day, 

W Idle pain and hunger wore our lives away. 

liut wars, like all things (dse, must have an end. 

'I'hough still foi three years more 'twas light and spend. 

And hlood and money flowed in str'eams away. 

I'ntil ujion that I'at(d'u1 .\])ril day. 

.\t .\ppomatto,\. Southern llags were furled. 

And peace, our ])eace, was hailed throughout the WfU'ld, 

We hoys had had enougli of fights and gore. 

.\nd "hid wei'c we to see our honies once moi'e. 



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Wo saved the Union ; not a silver star 
Was blotted from the flag; no single scar 
Defaced the stripes of lovely red and white; 
But Stai's and Stripes reflected freedom's light. 
Our angrv foe became our loyal friend, 
Till in another war we both contend 
To see who'll fight the hardest for the land 
Whose life was threatened once by brothers' hand. 

Well, twenty years went by, and not a sign 
Of our old flag except that six by nine, 
That little strip preserved by Colonel Brown 
When we were captives in old Richmond town. 
Till eighty-two, perhaps 'twas eighty-one. 
He spent a hajjpy day in Washington, 
When searching in the pile, with eager air. 
Of captured Hags, he found it lying there. 
He dragged it from its dusty hiding place, 
Our flag once lost, but lost not in disgrace. 
He matched the missing fragment to a tee, 
And you may well believe when told to me 
I cried for joy, I threw my cap on high. 
And cheered until I thought I'd surely die ! 
But that's not all; we'll not forget the day 
When those l)rave men who took that flag away— 
The Fifth Virginia — traveled North to give 
It back ; I'll not forget it while I live. 

We have it yet; and when my time shall come 
To shuffle off this coil and go up home. 
1 liopc my comrades who may linger here 
Will lay that tattered flag upon my bier'; ' 
And when the |>reacher's had his final say, 
T want some comrade who was there that day 
At Cedar Mountain just to read this song 
I've writ l)elow : and h't him read it strong! 
Tfieii l)Ugle sound "Lights out"; perhai)s 1 may 
.lust lu'ar: for heaven can't be far away. 



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TO TlIK AMKhMCAX FLAG. 



All hail our starrv liaiincr. 

The eiubk'iii of liu' five, 
Wliose Stars and Stripes forever 

Shall stand for liberty. 
Tlie world iK'holds thy glory, 

Bright l)anncr of the stars, 
And nations held in bondage 

Shall break their prison bars. 

In thee the blue of heaven 

Proclaims thy purity, 
And jieoples plunged in sorrow 

Shall fondly turn to thee. 
To lead the world in honor, 

The weak to cheer and save. 
These are thy tasks forever. 

Dear banner of the brave. 

To thee our holy pledges 

We solemnly renew 
Until our hearts are silent. 

To thee will we be true. 
The centuries shall claim thee 

Till time itself shall end, 
And all the world proclaim thee 

Protector, saviour, friend. 



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Sylvcslci' S. ^Farvin. S(M-«;canf of (\)iii]>iiny K. of Philadel- 
|iliia. (Ill hclialf ol' llic "w'Sih \cw ^'oi'k. ihcn pn'sciitcd the 
iiKtniiiiiciil Id llic Xalioiial ( Joxcniiiiciil in these terms: 

^iDDRESS OF SYLVFSTEl! S. ilARVlM. 

Ill present iiiii' t'li^ nioiiuiiieiit to our lilorious country, let iiio 
say a I'cw wovil^ of ])reface. I desire that it sliall he distinctly 
undei'stoiid that to ConiTade lioyce and Ids (h'voted wife you are 
more indehled t'oi" tins nioniiineid., and what trans])ires here to- 
(hiy, than to any otlier livin,<>' })eTsons. 

Thei'c is a trite sayiiii;' that "'I'he man who catclies tlie fish 
sehh)in remeinhers tlie man who haits ihe hook."" It was (*oin- 
rade lioyce wlio started our l>ei;imental Society, witliout which 
ihe monument wouhl not ha\-e heen reareih 

"It is done I Complele it staiuls. 
'The \\drl< of Iovidl; human hands. 
'i^'llin^■ to each |iasser-hy r_. 

'i'he names of men who (hired lo die, 
Lo\int;' eounlry more lliaii life. 
More than kin(lre(K home br wife ; ' 
"Xealh the W'Ais they lovod so well, 
Xohlw roj'cinost (Iii'htini;- fed. ■ ' • 



I ionoi' to them, hill e(|ual pi'aisc "' 
'I'd those who "scaped the h;ii lie's lila'/e; 
Who rea r this monument to-(la\' 
'Vn worth which caiinol pass awav. 
Shoulder to shoulder slood lliev then. 
And soon shall the historiaiTs ])en 
Tell of their e(|ual deeds who hared 
Their hosoms, and ihe danger shared. 



On this historic Held gather the (r\v 

Who wore the grav, and those who wort' tlu hine 




SYLVESTEli S. MARVIN. 



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Xo braver souls e'er met in hloody fray; 

Xo truer liearts, whose liands elasp warm to-day. 

One lla<i\ oiu- eouiitry, grander than before, 

Their jjride and hei'ita<;e for evermore. 

Before the worhl, a nation bohl and free, 

They stand tlie eliam])ions of ]il)erty.'" E. G. S. 

Therefore, here, where by valor and overwhelming suffering 
the Regiment won the right to ]ilaee the deathless grasp of its 
history, we have laid foiinchitions as stable as the native rock be- 
neath; here where our slicd lilood became a part of the land, and 
an element in its future life, we have stored away our me- 
morials; her(> at tlie eentt'r and almost in sight of our great 
battles, we have erected this monument, a symbol of the sturdy 
character and a fadeless record of the history of the iiien who 
composed the regiment. 

And now Colonel T. K. True, U. 8. A., to you repiesenting 
the strong hands, generous heart and trium])hant life of the 
nation, perpetuated by the heroism of the soldiers of the great 
civil war, 1 in behalf of our dead comrades and of (hose who 
soon must rest beneath the sod, entrust the keejiing of thi> me- 
morial to oui' beloved 2Xth Xew York. 

its acceptance was mad<' by ('<done] True, representing the 
War l)e])artment. who said: 

KKSI'ONSK Ol' ('()I.()X1:L ■; IIEODOltE R. TRUE, U. S. A. 

Mr. I'l-esident and (ienllemen of the Monument Committee: 
I'ursuant to inst I'uci ions fi'oni the War De]>artment, I accept, 
in behalf of tbe I'niled States, ibis monument erected to the 
niemoi'V of ibe ollicers and soldici-s of the "iStb Xew York In- 
fantry who fell al llie battle of Cedar Mountain, August !), \H(J'i. 

'l"o us who were of tbe niigbly days of ISdl, it seemed as if 
tbe bour bad sti'uck wbicli was foresliown in the awful drama 
witnessed by ibe seei' of I'almos. wlieii tbe angel filled the golden 
censer with coals fi'oiii tbe allar and cast it upon the earth, and 
tbei'c were voices and ibunderings and lightnings and an earth- 
ipiake. Mighty \\a> tbe woe wbicli folb)\ved. The land was 




COL. T E. TRUE, U. S. A. 



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t^lijikcii ill nil ils |t|-('ciiiclh — was swept with llaiiii' and soaked 
willi lilood. Al last the .-coiii-uiii^- Iciiipcst I'ollcd away — its l)C'l- 
lowiiiU' tinmdci's were liiislicd. and the nation cnicriicd from the 
clouds of llu' titanic st I'Uiiglc more puissant than it had entered 
in, and i-esiinied its ^iaid luai'ch aloni;- the hi<;liways of the vvoidd. 

Sui-ely it was the hand of the Lord of Hosts which uphehl us, 
and His shield which was htd'ore us in the years of our iiuuiiuenl 
deadly pei'i I. 

"(ireatci' love hath no man than this, that a man lay dowji 
his life for liis friends." llere rest in lumor the ashes of those 
dc\()ted men who I'orix' Ncars aa'o laid down their own !i\es that 
thcii' c(iiinti'\' miulit li\c. In this peaceful camp the\' sleep well. 
\o chains of sentries L;iiard ihcii' lines, uo martial sounds dis- 
tni-h the I'epose of their silent lents. hut the majestic spii'il of 
the lami for whose s.al\ation thev li'eel\- ii'a\i' their lives \vatche> 
o\er theii' slumliers h\' ni^lit and h\' daw 

We li\(' in a world of chaiiu'e where nnthini;- coidinueth in 
one ^la\■. The mountains weai' awaw the \alle\s are tilled up, 
till' lines (if the continents ai'c altereil, flie \-ery stars in the lii'mr.- 
meiit chanue their places, the most enduiaui:' monument of stone 
!)!■ hron/.e stands as it were hut for an hour. Mi,<;htv (IccmIs were 
w Miuuht in the wm-id of old. and \ast monuments ha\'e heen ^et 
up in nieuior\ of lho^e deeds and of the mi^hlv men who wi'(H1l;1ii 
ihem. hut te-dav onl\- a IVw of those ureat nuanorials are foundi 
in ditrei'('nt i'ci;ions of tiie earth, and leaiaied men lahoriousb' 
spell out the frauiueiitai'y records foi' the inst lau-l i(Ui of iheii- fel- 
lows. The names of the millions who toiled and st ruuLi'leil and 
died for the aclliexcmcnt nf the events so hi'ielly thel-e |-ec(M'dcd 
are huried in uttci- ohliximi. Ahuost inliniteh' small are the 
cliance> for fame, and small are the rewards of it when won; 
and if the hope of it wvw all tliat could prompt to sacrili'-e sucli 
as tliese oui' fallen ciuni'ades made, all <i'eneroiis deeds and all 
nohle achievement must soon end. Bui there are ^"rander mem- 
oi'ies than those which all human hand> woi-kini;' lou'etlier could 
erect. A uohle sacrifice for a nohle eansi^ — whether made at the 
quiet fireside or on the field of hattl(> — is a s:em which our 
Divine Master will set in a crown of i^lory for him who makes 
the sacrifice. It shall endure heyond all time, it shall shine with 




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iiiuliiiiuiislicd splendor when the sun shall lia\u hcoii extiii- 
guished, when 

"Jjike tlie l)as('less fahrie of a vision, 
'J'he eloud-eappM towers, the gorgeous palaces, 
The solemn 1eni])les, the great glolje itself, 
Yv;\. all wiiieh it inherit, shall dissolve. 
And, like sonio insuhstaiitial })ageant faded. 
Leave not a rack l)ehind." 

Colonel Brown then introduced Mrs. Annie L. Stilson, wife 
of Arthur Stilson, Esq., of Detroit, Mich., the daughter of the 
regiment. ^Irs. Stilson's father, Charles P. Sprout, was adju- 
tant of the 28th and was killed instantly in the desperate charge 
on August nth, when Mrs. Stilson was only three months old. 
With tine ai)pearance and rich voice she sang "Annie liaurie,"' 
and in resj)onse to a hearty recall, sang the "Star-spangled Ban- 
ner." all standing and uniting in the chorus. 

.\ It hough not ex])ecting to l)e called upon. General X. M. 
Curtis responded to the general desire, and nuule an impressive 
and patriotic a(hlress, dwelling with happy and ehxjuent em- 
phasis upon the restoration of good feeling so markedly mani- 
fested in this reunion of the Blue and the (iray, and tlie honors 
and hosj)itality heaped upon the Northern visitors. 

•'In many ways," he said, "1 claim fellowship with you, my 
hrave Virginians. In all the glory given the 28th to-day, you 
are silent ])articipants of honor. Happy indeed are the Ameri- 
can ])eo])le that on hoth sides they met as they did this conflict 
Mhich was necessary. It had to come; the question whether 
Union or State was sovereign was not one for courts or legisla- 
tures. .\n(l w(> are glad it was fought to the end, leaving noth- 
ing to our children hut to love and honor the Cnion which rc- 
nuiins." 

The })enediction was then ])ronounced hy the Wev. W. T. WW-^ 
liams, and the very interesting exercises were closed. 



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Hands clasiu'd in hands and r\cs ashiiic. 

Wlicrc ci'sl llicy I'dUniil and hied: 
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.\lii)\i' iheir honored dead. 

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The serried liiu's in arms, 
'idle IJchel yel I and ^'ailkee cheer 

I II one uraiid sony' unite, 
■■'iiiil h|c-s our land, and loiiu' |iresei'V(> 

'riii> nation in its miulit."" 

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.\iid foiiuht - they ha\e. like men ; 
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APPENDIX 

28th NEW YORK COMRADES PRESENT. 



RANK 



Col. 
Maj. 

Sergt.-Maj. 
Band 
•Capt. 
Lieut. 
Lieut. 
Co. A. 
■Co. A. 
Co. C. 
Co. C. 
Co. C. 
Co. C. 
Co. D. 
Co. D. 
Co. D. 
Co. D. 
Co. I). 
Co. E. 
Co F. 
Co. F. 
Co. H. 
Co. H. 
Co. L 
Co. K. 
Co. K. 
Co. K. 
Co. K. 



NAME 



E. F. Brown 

T. Fitz Cierald 

E. A. Newberry 

E. B. Whitmore 

John Waller 

N. E. G. Wadham.s 

F. B. Seeley 

J. W. Little 'Lockport, N. Y. 

B. B. Brown Cooperstown, N. D. 

James Tavlor IVassar, Mich. 

I 
Geo. B. Swick Ran.somville, N. Y. 

Thomas (iranville Xockport, N. Y. 



RESIDENCE 



New York City 
Washington, D. C. 
Weston, Mass. 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Monticello, N. Y. 
Niagara Falls, N. Y. 
Lockport, N. Y. 



Frank W. Morse. . 
G. A. Baker 

C. W. Boyce 

O. Southworth . . . . 

Ziba Roberts 

Newton H. White, 

D. L. Reynolds. . . 

E. H. Ewell 

C. H. Lisconi 

S. H. Beach 

Wm. Mclntyre... 

Geo. Irish 

S. S. Marvin 

Leman Hrace 

Joseph Phillips. . . 



Garwood, N. J. 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
New York City. 
E. Shelby. N. Y. 
Chesaning, Mich. 
Rushville, N. Y. 
St. Louis, Mich. 
New York City. 
Jersey City, N. J. 
Mongamp Yallej-, N. Y 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Eau Claire, Wis. 
Buffalo, N. Y. 



M. Warfield , Hampton, Va. 



OTHER COMRADES AND VISITORS PRESENT. 



NAME 



(;en. 

Ccn. 

Dr. 

Capt. 

Capt. 

Hon. 

Dr. 

Mr. 

Mr. 

Mr. 

Mr. 

Rev. 

Mr. 

Mr. 

Mr. 

Mr. 

Mr. 



Horatio C. King. . 
X, M. Curtis . . . . 

L. Wilson 

John Bresnuhan . . . 

Geo. vS. AxL'v 

O. B. Hrown 

Paul Adams 

Walter R. Marvin. 
ICarle K. Marvin.. . 

Luke Tower 

Geo. H. Learv. . . . 

J. X. Brace.." 

Rov Ludluni 

J. C. Le-uett 

Fred Davis 

HarT\- ]}. Bowen. . 
Albert J. 'I'ajlor. . 



RKGIMKNT 



Bvt. Col. I 

U. S. V. 

7th Ohio 
27th Indiana 
loth Maine 



vS. V 



Ri;sii)i-:xcK 



Brooklyn, X. V. 
Ggdensburg, X. V. 
Washington, D. C. 
Washington, D. C. 
Saco, Me. 
Dayton, (). 
Xew York 
Xew York 
Pittsburg, I'a. 
Youngstown, X. Y 
Lock])ort, X. Y. 
Medina. N. Y. 
vSt. Louis, Mich. 
Lewiston, X. Y. 
Medina, N. Y. 
Baltimore, IMd. 
Houston, Tex. 



LADIES PRESENT. 



NAME 



RKSIDKNCE 



Mrs. Cren. H. C. King Brooklvn. X. Y. 

Mrs. S. S. Marvin 'philadeli)hia. Pa. 

Mrs. O. Southworth New York City 

Miss vSouthworth 'New York City 

Miss M. M. Billing iWashington, D. C. 

Mrs. A. L. Stilson Detroit, Mich. 

Mrs. C. W. Bovce Buffalo, N. Y. 

Mrs. C. W. Ilollowav Buffalo, N. Y. 

jNIrs. Ziba Roberts . .' l\. Shelby. X. Y. 

Mrs. ^L Zimmerman Cooperstown, N. I). 

INIiss Bertha Zimmerman Cooi)erstown, N. D. 

Miss Martha Mullett Williamston, Mich. 

Mrs. Geo. B. Swick JRansomville, N. Y. 

Mrs. Frank Smith 'Rans(miville, N. Y. 

Mrs. S. McMichael Buffalo, N. V. 

Mrs. M. D. Welsher Lockport, X. Y. 

Mrs. E. B. Whitmore Rochester, N. Y. 

:\rrs. L. Williams Rochester, N. Y. 

Miss Minnie Smith Rochester, N. Y. 

Mrs. C. Kramer .Rochester, N. Y. 

Mrs. Rilev Thaver iBasom, X. Y. 



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